“This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him”
The Order of Malta is responding to the invitation of Pope Francis to actively participate in this second World Day of the Poor. The cry of the poor man is he who may be poor in spirit or in body. The Order has answered this cry for help from the destitute throughout its history. It inspires the Order’s thousands of members and volunteers.
All over the world we offer social and medical aid to the disadvantaged and the desperate on the six continents, support victims of natural disasters, give comfort to those who are poor in spirit. In the 120 countries where we work, our efforts continue unabated to serve those in need.
In Lebanon, the Order manages a network of 30 different operations through which it assists and supports, all over the Lebanese territory, those whom life did not favour, with love and dignity all the while respecting their differences, implementing humanitarian programs in cooperation with all the religious communities, thus becoming, by means of its actions, an instrument of love, peace and coexistence.
Today is no different from any other day – except that the associations of the Order of Malta around the world unite with His Holiness himself, in prayer and action, to mark the need for a combined effort to reduce poverty.
Together, let us raise awareness on the shocking percentage of the world’s population who live below the poverty line, in the hope that we will, and we must, continue to make a difference.
